Wedding Planning Information

Let The Ritz-Carlton, Toronto turn your dream wedding into reality as we assist you with every wedding planning detail. Our luxury wedding packages include set up and staging of your chosen wedding venue, creating a romantic atmosphere catering to your preferred style, whether you favor modern and chic or traditional and sophisticated. Our wedding planners can provide an array of personal touches and specialty items to make your Toronto wedding one-of-a-kind.

Let our expert Wedding Specialist guide you through every detail in planning your event to make all your wedding dreams come true. Please contact our Wedding Specialist, Samira Zarinchang at (416) 572-8085 or Samira.zarinchang@ritzcarlton.com to arrange for a wedding consultation or request more information here.

Services

The Ritz-Carlton hotel provides all food and beverages, tables and chairs, table linens, silverware and glasses, a dance floor, and staging for your event. The Ceremony fee includes chair set-up, staging and rehearsal time for the ceremony.

Detail your Banquet Event Order and Wedding “Resume” outlining all of your event specifics and overnight accommodations to ensure that all information is communicated successfully to the operational team of the Hotel.

Create your final estimate of charges based on your guaranteed number of guests.

Create a floor plan of your function space in order for you to plan and provide the Hotel with your seating arrangements.

Oversee the ceremony and reception room(s) set-up, food preparation and other Hotel operations.

Ensure a seamless transition to the Banquet Captain on the day of your event.

Review your banquet checks for accuracy, prior to the completion of your final bill.

Assist in creating a timeline for your wedding day.

Assist in the coordination of your actual ceremony (i.e. line up bridal party, etc.), and of your reception and dinner

The Ritz-Carlton can also provide a wide range of specialty items to help you personalize your event. We can also assist you with welcome baskets, bridesmaid and groomsmen gifts and a variety of other special amenities to help add that personal touch to your wedding. Costs for all items vary.

It is unlawful for any person to sell, give, serve or permit to be served alcoholic beverages to a person under 19 years of age or to permit a person under 19 years of age to consume such beverages on the licensed premises.

Culinary

Based on our current banquet menus, on average you may expect to spend approximately $150 - $200 per person for lunch and $225 - $275 per person for dinner, both of which are exclusive of service charge and sales tax.

All-inclusive wedding packages start at $225 per person which are exclusive of service charges and sales tax. These packages encompass hors d'oeuvres during your cocktail reception, three-course plated meal, wine service with the meal, a sparkling wine toast, buffet style cake cutting and coffee service, and an open hosted bar for 4 hours.

Please note that menu items and pricing are subject to change. Your final menu pricing will be based on your actual selections.

It is our policy that all food and alcoholic beverages must be provided by the Hotel. However, the Hotel will evaluate the requests for ethnic outside catering on a case by case basis. It is our policy that all alcoholic beverages must be provided by the hotel although we do allow for wine to be brought with a corkage fee subject to HST. A Special Occasion Permit must also be obtained prior to your event.

The food and beverage minimum is the least amount of money that you are required to spend on a combination of food and beverage, excluding service charge and sales tax for your selected event space.

Hors d’oeuvres, food display and carving stations, a plated or a buffet meal, dessert display stations, late night stations, wine service with the meal, champagne toast, the bar (including alcohol), cappuccino station and any non-alcoholic beverages may all be factored in to your required total on your food and beverage minimum.

Centerpieces, upgraded linens/china/silverware, décor and specialty lighting would not apply towards the food and beverage minimum.